# Add, replace and crop images and logos

Slaide Help · Create and edit · Last checked: 2026-10-11 · 5 min read
URL: https://help.slaide.de/images-and-logos

> In Slaide you add images while editing a page: click Media in the header and pick a stock photo, a company logo or an upload, drop a file on the page, or paste one. Select an image to replace, crop or delete it. Files can be PNG, JPG, GIF or WebP up to 30 MB. You can also ask the AI in the chat to place images.

## How do I add an image to a page?

Start editing the page (right-click it and choose **Edit directly** if it is empty), then use one of these ways. A new image is 300 pixels wide with rounded corners and appears in the middle of the visible page, or where you drop it.

| Way | How | Good for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media dialog | Click **Media** in the header, then choose **Photos**, **Logo** or **Upload** | Stock photos, company logos, files from your computer |
| Drag and drop | Drag an image file onto the page. Dropped onto an image, it replaces that image | A file you already have |
| Paste | Copy an image or take a screenshot, then press Ctrl+V (Cmd+V) on the page | Screenshots and copied images |
| Frame | Choose **Shape**, then **Frame** for an empty image slot. Select it and press **Replace** | Laying out the page first |
| The AI | Ask in the chat, for example for a photo that fits the topic | Several pages, matching photos |

> **Note:** Paste works while you are editing, but not while you type in a text; dropping a file works in both cases. Only the first image file of a drop is used. The Media button is only on a computer. On a phone, tap an image and choose Replace image.

## What do the Photos, Logo and Upload tabs do?

![The “Insert image” window after clicking Media: the tabs Photos, Logo and Upload at the top, below them a search box for royalty-free images with six suggestions (Abstract, Gradient, Business, Nature, Tech, Texture) and the hint to enter a term.](https://help.slaide.de/images/help/media-photos-en.webp)

Marked in the screenshot:

1. **Photos** searches royalty-free images from Pexels.
2. **Logo** finds a company logo by name or domain.
3. **Upload** takes one image file from your computer.

- **Photos** searches royalty-free images from Pexels. Search a term or click a suggestion such as Nature or Tech, hover a photo to see the photographer, and click it to insert.
- **Logo** finds company logos. Type a company or a domain such as apple.com, pick the brand, then pick a variant. The dialog reminds you to use logos only with the necessary brand rights.
- **Upload** takes one image file: PNG, JPG, GIF or WebP.

> **Note:** Slaide copies photos and logos into your document's own storage when you insert them, so the page does not depend on the source website.

## Which formats and sizes work?

![The Upload tab in the “Insert image” window: a dashed field “Choose an image” with the note on the allowed formats PNG, JPG, GIF or WebP.](https://help.slaide.de/images/help/media-upload-en.webp)

Marked in the screenshot:

1. Click **Media** in the header, then open the **Upload** tab.
2. Click **Choose an image** and pick one file: PNG, JPG, GIF or WebP, up to 30 MB.

| Item | Limit |
| --- | --- |
| Formats | PNG, JPG, GIF and WebP. SVG, HEIC and other formats are refused, so convert them first |
| Size | Up to 30 MB per file |
| Attachments | Every inserted image is an attachment, up to 100 per document |
| Sources on a page | Your uploads, Pexels, Brandfetch and Wikimedia Commons only |

> **Careful:** A page loads each picture from its attachment. Until you send your next message, the image also shows as a small chip in the message box. Do not click the cross on that chip: it deletes the attachment, and the picture on the page no longer loads.

## How do I replace, crop or remove an image?

1. **Select the image**. Click it while editing. The toolbar shows **Replace**, **Crop**, **Filter**, **Flip** and **Corner rounding**.
2. **Replace it**. Press **Replace** to open the dialog, or drop a new file onto the image. Frame, position and crop stay as they are.
3. **Crop it**. Press **Crop** or double-click the image. Drag the picture to move the visible part, drag the handles to crop, and use **Rotate** for a crooked picture. Press **Done** to keep the crop or **Cancel** to drop it.
4. **Remove it**. Press Delete or Backspace, or the trash button in the toolbar. Ctrl+Z brings the image back.

> **Tip:** For screen readers, right-click the image and choose **Alternative text** to describe it.

## Why is my image cropped?

Images fill their frame. When the picture and the frame have different proportions, Slaide cuts off the overflow instead of squeezing the picture.

- Press **Crop** and drag the picture to show the part you want.
- Drag a corner handle to resize in proportion. A side handle changes the shape of the frame and crops more or less.
- If the hint says Image fills the frame, shrink the frame to crop, the picture has no spare area to move. Make the frame smaller or choose another picture.

## What images does the AI place by itself?

- Stock photos from Pexels that fit the topic.
- Company logos from Brandfetch, when you name the company.
- Maps from Wikimedia Commons, for places and borders.
- Your own files: attached images and pages of attached PDFs.
- The logo of your active brand, if it has one. See [Brand kit](https://help.slaide.de/brand-kit).

**Example request:**

> On page 2, add a photo of a modern office on the right half. Keep the headline readable.

> **Note:** A stock photo sets a mood. It cannot show your own product or team, so upload a photo of those.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I add an image from a web address?

Not by link. When a page is saved, Slaide removes images that do not come from Pexels, Brandfetch, Wikimedia Commons or your own uploads. Download the image and upload it, or drop the file on the page.

### Can I upload an SVG logo?

Not into a document. Document uploads take PNG, JPG, GIF and WebP, and an SVG is refused. Export the logo as PNG, or save it in your brand kit, which also accepts SVG. See [Brand kit](https://help.slaide.de/brand-kit).

### May I use any logo from the Logo tab?

Only with the necessary brand rights, as the dialog reminds you. Slaide finds the logos through Brandfetch, but the rights stay with the brand.

### Does adding an image cost credits?

No. Adding, replacing, cropping and removing images by hand uses no credits. When you ask the AI to place images, that is an AI change and uses credits like any other.

### Why does an image show as broken?

The page loads each picture from an attachment of the document. If that attachment was removed, for example with the cross on its chip in the message box, the picture can no longer load. Insert the image again. If it still fails, see [Upload problems](https://help.slaide.de/file-will-not-upload).